South Africa vs Turkey: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)

South Africa
95.75 US dollar per person
in 2025
Turkey
88.1 US dollar per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
74th
Turkey rank
77th

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 95.75 US dollar per person against 88.1 US dollar per person in Turkey, a difference of 7.65 US dollar per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 74th and Turkey ranks 77th of 160 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9999 US dollar per person 0.0206 US dollar per person 0.9793 US dollar per person South Africa
1990s 2.6 US dollar per person 0.0119 US dollar per person 2.59 US dollar per person South Africa
2000s 11.3 US dollar per person 2.41 US dollar per person 8.89 US dollar per person South Africa
2010s 44.13 US dollar per person 18.15 US dollar per person 25.98 US dollar per person South Africa
2020s 85.05 US dollar per person 75.66 US dollar per person 9.39 US dollar per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us), South Africa or Turkey?
South Africa, at 95.75 US dollar per person against 88.1 US dollar per person in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between South Africa and Turkey?
7.65 US dollar per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
South Africa ranks 74th and Turkey ranks 77th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 4,117 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.